Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-27
Accomac sap,ist Association.

Accomac Baptist Assoclntion.
The Acoomac B ptist ASS ociation
met in its seventy.e eighth s~ sion. on
Thursday. August 18th, at IL a. H.,
with The Bethel church.
John j. Gunter and Geo. c. Rundlck
were reelected Moderator and Clerk
and John E. Nottingham Treasurer
The Introductory sermon was preached
by Rev. j. w. Ward from Rom. | CHI.
l5and 16 VS. -snhject: The Christian =
indebtedness to preach the Gospel to
the whole world.
The following visiting brethren were
present and invited to seats in the Assn
citation: Revs. r. w. Credlin, Nor
folk: Fl. M. Wharton, Baltimore;S: Z.
Clorton. Richmond; II. N. Qnisenber-
nv. Goschen Association; H. II. Handy
and d. A. Iennox, Porom l:e City;
T. w. Norris, M. P Church. and j. w.
Carroll, M. +. Church, South: NJ. ).
Mead. Franklin, Va; DIR. w. H..
Vaughan, Chester Female lnStItnte; =, y :.
B. Bre xcr. President Murfresboro Fe
male Institute. -,
Two new churches, broadway and
Messongo, and Hampton church, winch
had withdrawn from tile Dover Asso-
clation at the last session, we're admit.
ted into the membership Of the Assocl-
alton. The Association Is now COM
nosed of II churches, 16 OF Which wrr''
represented hath by letter and delegate.
t,hincoteague church, near New Chlrch
renorted neither by letter nor delegate.
Judge Gunter presented the report OF
fine Executive Board, which was the
most interesting and encouraging one
ever offered to the Association. Bethel
within the year has built Il handsome
house of worship. at Mappsville a chap,
ell has been erected Pnngoteague church
is preparing to enlarge its house OF
Worship in order to accommodate the
crowds that attend its services and the
Ouancock and DrummOndtow church
es are making extensive Improvements
in their parsonage at Onancock.
The churches report lNl baptlsms
within the year, 95 of which were at
Union church on Chincoteague Island.
The present membership of tho Asso-
cation is l74l. The total contribu-
lions. exclusive of those Of the Hamp.
ton church show an advance OF about
81 600 over those of last year and in
GLIDING those Of that church amount ID
IS. 276.12 But the gifts of the church,
es on the Eastern Shore to the boards oi
the denomination amount tollttle more
than those of lust year. Union church
during the year increased her contrlou-
lions to the boards so per cent eight
churches contributed to all of the boards
only two others of them one-half:
These churches estimate the value OF
their houses ut S31. 800 and have 8 par
sonares worth So 600 They have IN
operation is Sunday schools with al
aggregate attendance Of 1880 persons;
though ic must be explained that one
church has schools another anu TWO
others none at all. The total contrinii-
tions of the schools reported amount 10
S4SS 50
Interesting reports were offered anil
discussions followed the reports on
Minister'S Relief Fund, State missions,
Home missions. Foreign missions. Ed
ucatlonal and Sunday scllsol and Bible
board. Pending the adoption OF the
report ON State missions q collection
was taken for State missions amounting
to. sSl go in cash-slO of which WAS APP
propriated to Rev. n. &. Burnett, to
aid in bnilling Baptist house OF wor-
ship at Central. Va. The Association
finished its business OH Saturday aster-
noon. The Association for the hrst
time in its history meets next year with
the Union church on ChlncoteaSue IS
land and Rev. j. S. Wharton is to
preack the Introductory sermon and ~
j. Wood(in, D. ID. is alternate. Kew.
a. B. Woodiin, of Hampton, preached
on Friday at 2 O'Clock and d. a. Leu
nox, on Saturday. On Sunday morning
Rev. Miles S. Read, of Franklin, Va,
preached to a large and attentive Con-
gregation. LII the afternoon Sunday
school masS.neeting was held and inter
esting addresses were made by home
and visiting brethren
In connection with the Association
must not fail TO mention the lecture on
Friday night at Mappsvllle UPS
and Downs Of Life by Rev. IL. M.
Wharton of the Baltimore Baptist
James Russell Lowell says: Mature
fits all her children with something. to
do. He who would write and can't write,
can surely review"
But Wharton to be appreciated must be
seen and heard. II is not what he says;
but the way he says it, that gains and
rivets your attention from beginning to
eml. His voice is well modulate |, full
and musical, and his naturalness OF &C.
,ion Undesirable. In word Wharton
MS a lecturer is magnetic and simply IT.
E1t
not to like Wharton he cannot do it.
tried for three or four years, put last
wear he got hold of me in Northampton
when he delivered a lecture on his
s.Rambles in Europe" and has ever
since held me with IL grip of steel. He
manages on all occasions with conSilm-
mate adroitness to speak of THAT VOL
derful paper the Baltimore Baptist ut
the marvellous low price of 81 aycar. :"
Mr.. Wharton leaves behind Il host OF
friends and admirers. Charming aud
fascinating among all classes he Is
specially 80 with the la'lles. The smiles
of appreciation of the fair ones, which
we vaiuly try, sigh and are almost ready
TO die for, are showered IN PERCUSSION
upon Wharton. If we did not regard
envy and jealousy us the outgrpwtli OF
mean and weak minds we would be
both envious and jealous Of Wharton.
Perhaps five thought less Of ourselves
and tried to do more for Others we
would have warmer place in more
hearts than we have. After all the Sc
cret of his power lies in his disinterrst :
edness Of self and interest for others.
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